Creamy Arty

Remember when Twilight became an alicorn and a bunch of people thought the show would die at season 3? This guy remembers. Hype and dread and speculation surrounding the third season's most polarizing event was so rampant that all of the threads for discussing it had to be shuttled off to their own forum — a forum which has since been archived and is no longer accessible to the public. Given the historical significance of this event, both to the show and to MLPF, those threads have been whisked into Season 3 Discussion once more. Said threads were all posted between February and December of 2013, if you want to go looking for them. If you do, it could be an interesting retrospective. And of course, feel free to post in them if your feelings about best princess Twilight's coronation have changed.

THANKS, LARSON!

Cold, beautiful, best enjoyed from a window. 10/10

Too bad Virginia doesn't get more.

Get naked and fall into bed, and try not to fall asleep. A few minutes later I put on some comfy, stretchy clothes and/or a bathrobe. How lazy I feel determines where I go from there.

Continue waiting for Steven Universe episodes (until the end of time) and drifting from thing to thing. Tbh I don't watch much TV anymore.

On 11/6/2018 at 11:44 AM, cuteycindyhoney said:

I never really got into Sponge Bob. I do like Sandy the Squirrel though.

 

My girlfriend found a snake at work and named it Sandy, after Sandy the squirrel. I don't know how she connected the two in her mind.

On 11/20/2018 at 6:24 PM, Phosphor said:

My favorite would be a prime rib sandwich, with au jus gravy and swiss cheese melted on top. (Damn I'm hungry after typing that)

When I'm not at a restaurant, a hot turkey or ham and cheese sandwich will do just fine.  

Most importantly, no mayonnaise! 

I was going to say mine is the Reuben but now you've got me doubting myself. And you're giving me cravings 

@darkwingmare @Rick Sanchez @Jeric

Wait a sec. A Heathers musical exists? As in, a musical based on the movie? Come to think of it, that movie does seem like one that could handle a musical adaptation. Still comes as a surprise to me as I always thought of it as a cult movie.

I have a cute and slightly odd obsession of my own... dog noses. I fucking love dogs and make friends with them easily and their noses are just really cute to me. After my cocker spaniel died, I inked his nose and used it as the basis for a memorial tattoo:

Unpopular opinion: pumpkin pie isn't bad but it's highly overrated. Seasonal exclusivity no doubt contributes to most people's love for it. Even the name bugs me since there's no pumpkin involved.

Apple pie all the way, all year. Drop a slice of cheddar cheese on top and give me a cup of black coffee to go with it.

Volume isn't the issue with my voice. Everyone tells me my voice is exceptionally deep at times and can project farther than I intend for it to, but I'm not exactly loud. Wish I was though, at least then I wouldn't have to repeat my order at every restaurant because the server couldn't hear me, sometimes even bending over to get close to me while I'm talking 

Yes, I do think people are too impatient, but I think a lot of people are also far too inconsiderate of how their own actions inconvenience others. For as much as everyone likes to bitch about things not going their way, they're often oblivious to the inconveniences they create for everyone around them, or simply don't care. It's a shitty cycle.

@Jeric I can't remember if I told you about this, but it was rather serendipitous

My girlfriend and I met at a mutual friend's house party. I had been drinking a lot, and while we were talking in the backyard I got sick and threw up on her feet. That was 2.5 years ago and we've been together ever since that night.

On 7/18/2018 at 9:43 PM, Sliding Bolt said:

I’ve never had enough to actually get drunk (given that I’m 16 that’s probably a good thing) but I have a good friend that told me a story today of the time he walked in on a cosplay convention while high. He said he ended up getting in a hot tub (it was at a hotel) and getting yelled at by a bunch of people until he got out and ran from security. All while apparently laughing hysterically. 

Wouldn't surprise me. Whenever I get high I get giggly. Sometimes to the point of crying on the floor from laughing too hard.

Plain cake donuts. Tasty and not too sweet, and ideal for dipping in coffee. If you time it right, you'll get just the right amount of absorption and you'll infuse the coffee with some of the donut's flavor without leaving behind excessive particulates.

Sounds fun! I'll be there!

On 9/15/2018 at 3:05 AM, Admiral Regulus said:

As a Florida resident:

Why do Virginia and the Carolinas get to have all the fun? Hurricanes are supposed to be ours; come on, send us some too! We're waiting!

You sound like some little kid who's used to being picked on when he's standing behind his big brother as he stares down the bullies.

On 9/16/2018 at 10:56 AM, TransitPony said:

Has anyone felt like this hurricane was over-hyped by the media? Because Florence wasn't as devastating as it seemed to be.

The Carolinas got wrecked.

On 9/17/2018 at 10:30 AM, Tropical Melody said:

Gales forecast for UK next 3 days, tail end of Florence?

 

Possibly. I live in central Virginia and we were spared the hurricane, but yesterday as it was dying it caused severe storms and a few tornados to spawn up here. One person was killed downtown when a tornado dropped his roof and another drowned farther north due to flooding when his car was trapped in a sinkhole.

Florence was a bitch. The hurricane itself stayed firmly over the Carolinas but greatly distorted the weather around it as it fizzled. You might be experiencing leftovers there, but a few days ago I heard something about a belt of storms around the world comparable to Florence. And check this out:

What @TheTaZe said. Alternatively, you could report your post if you're ever in doubt and somebody will check it out.

And I'm glad you enjoyed the movie. I didn't. Not that it was terrible, but most of the songs felt way too cheesy to me even for MLP and I didn't care for the art and animation changes they made for no discernable reason. To each their own.

I'd also suggest starting with season 1, but try watching through to the end of season 2 even if you don't care for it. Animation quality improves and the tone of the series changes a bit. The writers also seem to become more aware of their unintentional following while managing not to make the episodes feel like they're pandering to the adults.

Hour-by-hour prediction from Accuweather.

Latest information that I could find.

Current models predict that the hurricane will glance the lower coast of Virginia and miss the rest of the state. Both Carolinas are still in extreme danger.

My fellow Virginians should not take much solace in this. Florence predictions have changed drastically for better and for worse over the past few days. We won't know what's really going to happen until it comes to pass. Be prepared for a catastrophe, even if the current predictions show that you're going to be safe.

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It was somebody new.

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It was just some generic troll, but he's gone now and his mess has been cleaned up. Carry on 

Not at all in my opinion, although I've been told by plenty of people that I am. I don't hate myself or anything like that, I simply can't see certain qualities in myself like others can.

The dog days are not over.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/dangerous-category-4-hurricane-florence-likely-to-stall-and-pound-carolinas-virginia-for-days/70006011

As most of you may know, what began as a tropical storm and is now a category 4 hurricane is making its way towards the US east coast. Areas affected are the Carolinas, Maryland, and Virginia. I'm in Richmond, Virginia, located in the dark orange band of the above image. We aren't supposed to get the worst of it, but from what I've heard it's going to suck. Last I knew, Florence is supposed to reach us sometime Thursday.

I hope all of you in the affected areas are prepared or evacuated.

7 hours ago, Miss H said:

I never actually pegged you for being one to have anxiety issues. You always seem so chill and level-headed through most shenanigans. 

 

At least, from what I remember back at BronyCon, that is.

The way I typically describe it to people is to imagine yourself with a friend at a restaurant or a bar, having a conversation. You might mishear a few words and you might have to shout at each other over the background noise of music and dishes and other people talking and laughing, but you can still do it. Best analogy I can come up with to my emotional state. I can be somewhere with somebody, anybody, and I can be having a genuinely good time with them, but the whole time we're together I've got a bunch of emotional background noise. A pinch of sadness, fear, self-loathing, and uncertainty all rolled together and trying to take over the situation. It's a bit maddening, especially since I know that there's no reason for me to feel those things. If I ever seemed a bit aloof or antisocial back in the day, this is why.

Anxiety and depression are often bedfellows and I had both of them, and to an extreme extent that I managed to conceal pretty well for a long time. "Fake it 'til you make it." I'm sure you've heard that before. After 29 years of it though, it eventually bested me, and almost any time I wasn't at work I was a worrying, crying wreck. My girlfriend would come home some evenings and I'd just hug her and start crying. Crying over nothing most of the time, and sometimes over a bunch of trivial things that shouldn't have been anywhere near that unsettling. That's partially why I waited so long to get treated for it. I kept trying to find causes for the way I was feeling so I could address them, but there weren't any "causes," in a circumstantial sense. My brain is just broken that way. Amanda was very supportive throughout all of it and I'm indescribably grateful.

You may also remember that I used to drink heavily. Were we ever together at any point during a convention when I didn't have a drink in my hand? Despite never developing an addiction, it was a form of "self-medication," which I didn't even recognize until I started taking this medication and got rid of the anxiety. Suddenly I didn't care so much about drinking anymore, although I still do it and enjoy it. It's just not a common thing for me anymore. Used to get stoned as fuck all the time too but that was more effective against my crippling depression than the anxiety. Don't need that so much either nowadays. Still do it for fun on occasion though, in great moderation.

@Summer Storm It's something I had been dealing with my whole life. For the most part I was able to keep it under control until recently, when it became overwhelming. There wasn't anything to face, really. My anxiety didn't stem from anything external or any insecurities I had, it was just there all the time. So I finally talked to a doctor about it and got put on medication for it. Sertraline, which is the generic form of Zoloft. Works great. Makes me feel like my normal self, minus the horrible emotional background noise.

If you're feeling nosey about my app lineup, here ya go:

If you want this image and my lock screen background untainted, here ya go:

Paneer tikka masala from a gas station that makes shockingly decent Indian food.

On 9/3/2018 at 11:50 PM, Appley Hooves said:

Holed up in my room, browsing the forum while trying to pick another game to play tomorrow. Working through my Steam backlog is nice, but also not. Lots of these games are so meh or bad I wonder why I thought buying or trading for them was a good idea.

Because any purchase of $0.25 is easily justified 

I am about to pick up some Indian food from around the corner. Superb food!